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Caves of Adullam

Caves of Adullam is the plural of Cave of Adullam.

Meaning of Cave of Adullam

Noun

Cave of Adullam (plural Caves of Adullam)

  1. (figuratively) A place or group in which people who have met failure or defeat in some way are said to congregate.
    • […] but what shall we say of the sects which, coming late with forces weak in number and intellect, feed upon the refuse of the Church? They form caves of Adullam and call them churches.1890, George William Knox, “The Lull in Japan”, in The Church at Home and Abroad, volume 8, page 219

Questions about Caves of Adullam

What is Caves of Adullam the plural of?
Caves of Adullam is the plural of Cave of Adullam.

Words near Caves of Adullam in the dictionary

  1. Caversham
  2. Caverswall
  3. caves
  4. Caves Beach
  5. caves in
  6. Caves of Adullam
  7. caves out
  8. cavescape
  9. Caveside
  10. caveson
  11. cavesons

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